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This 3 page report discusses the 2003 book written by New York Times' reporter and war correspondent Chris Hedges. Hedges points out that the actual truth of war is that it has a bottomless and nauseating impact on the collective consciousness of humanity. Bibliography lists only the primary source.
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why he would assert that "war is a force that gives us meaning." Then, he opens his first chapter with a statement from the 18th century philosopher David Humes A
Treatise on Human Nature in which he points out that when "we" are at war, we look at our enemies and "detest them under the character of cruel, perfidious, unjust
and violent: But always esteem ourselves and allies equitable, moderate, and merciful" (p. 19). Such an opening establishes that "human nature" has, throughout history, regarded its various causes to be
just and motivated by the best intentions. Hedges points out that the actual truth of war is that it has a bottomless and nauseating impact on the collective consciousness of
humanity. The Value of Hedges Point of View It is worth noting that Hedges has seen more than his fair share
of warfare in his years as a journalist. He explains in his introduction that he has been ambushed in Central America, shot at in Iraq, jailed in Sudan, beaten by
military police in Saudi Arabia, deported from Libya and Iran, captured by Iraqi Republican Guard, in a Russian strafing raid in Bosnia, and shot at by Serb snipers (p. 2).
Hedges offers a vision of war that means much more than political and ideological rhetoric and which allows the reader to understand that they are reading the words of a
man who knows what he is talking about. He writes that he has seen too much violence and death and that: "I have tasted too much of my own fear.
I have painful memories that lie buried and untouched most of the time. It is never easy when they surface" (p. 3). Such a statement serves as a valuable example
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